“Past and Present in the Middle Kingdom,” a BIST (Berea International Summer Term) course being offered in July 2014, will take Berea College students to China’s Yunnan Province as well as the cities of Shanghai, Xi’an, and Beijing for an intensive investigation of the world’s once and future superpower. The course will be taught by Professors Robert Foster and Rebecca Bates. Applications are due by October 15, 2013. For more information, see https://www.berea.edu/cie/bist-china-2014/.

Caleb Towers ’12 has accepted a one-year position as an English teacher in Taipei, Taiwan. Caleb plans to take advantage of his time in Taiwan by improving his Chinese language skills and visiting neighboring countries during the generous amount of vacation time provided by his employer.

Noah White ’13 has accepted a position with the
highly competitive Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program! Since 1987, nearly five thousand college and university graduates from all around the world have taught their native languages in Japan through the JET Program, which is administered by the Japanese government in cooperation with 38 other national governments. This August, Noah will join more than 2,600 Americans (including several Berea College graduates) who have successfully competed for positions in Japanese schools with JET.